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Episode 21: Jon D. Levenson - Resurrection in the Hebrew Bible
Season 1
On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Hebrew Bible scholar and theologian Jon D. Levenson about where the idea of resurrection shows up in the He…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 20: Diana Butler Bass - Reading the Bible as an Experience & Relationship
Season 1
This week Pete and Jared talk with speaker, author, and theologian Diana Butler Bass about her love for the Bible that has led her beyond code words …
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 19: Megan DeFranza - The Bible and Intersex Believers
Season 1
On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with theologian Megan DeFranza (actually, Megan educates us) on a topic that affe…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 18: Jared Byas - Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
Season 1
This week, Jared Byas takes on his first solo episode. Since he's a plebeian and doesn't have his own Wikipedia page (unlike Pete), he begins with a …
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 17: Denis Lamoureux - The Bible, Evolution, & Christian Faith
Season 1
This week on The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared speak to Denis Lamoureux on a topic that never seems to go away. Lamoureux is associate prof…
9 years ago
Episode 16: Ellen Davis - What is the Practical Value of the Old Testament?
Season 1
On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School, about the…
9 years ago
Episode 15: Brian Zahnd - Violence in the Bible and What to Do with It
Season 1
On this week's episode, Pete and Jared speak with Brian Zahnd about violence in the Bible. Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life…
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 14: Matthew Vines - The Bible and The Gay Christian
Season 1
On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian, about the complexities o…
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 13: Marc Brettler - On Being a Jewish Biblical Scholar
Season 1
On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Marc Brettler on the conversation between the insights biblical scholarship, Jewish tradition, and the natu…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 12: Pete Enns and Jared Byas - Faith and Doubt: No, You're Not the Only One
Season 1
On this episode, Pete and Jared discuss how doubt in the life of faith is normal, biblical, and spiritually beneficial. Show Notes →
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9 years, 2 months ago